Photos: BET Awards 2017 | Show highlights

Bruno Mars performs at the 2017 BET Awards.

Bruno Mars and his band perform at the awards.

Actress Yara Shahidi accepts the Young Stars Award onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Kamasi Washington, left, and El DeBarge perform a tribute to George Michael.

Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith speak onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Kendrick Lamar accepts the Male Hip Hop Artist award onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.

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Chloe Bailey, left, and Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle accept Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award on behalf of Beyonce at 2017 BET Awards.

Remy Ma accepts the award for Female Hip Hop Artist onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.

Jamie Foxx with kids speaks onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Mary J. Blige performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater.

A$AP Rocky backstage at the 2017 BET Awards.

Big Sean performs at the BET Awards.

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Tamika Scott, LaTocha Scott and Tameka Cottle of the group Xscape perform at 2017 BET Awards.

Future, left, and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Logan Browning and Demetrius Shipp Jr. speak onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Lecrae accepts the Dr. Bobby Jones gospel/inspirational award for “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination).”

Maxwell performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

French Montana onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

French Montana, second from left, and dancers backstage at the 2017 BET Awards.

Kamasi Washington, left, and El DeBarge

Solange took home the Centric Award for “Cranes in the Sky.”

Chance The Rapper accepts the Humanitarian Award onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.

Lil Wayne, left, and Chance The Rapper perform “I’m The One.”

Bruno Mars performs at 2017 BET Awards.

Jessie Reyez performs at the BET Awards.

Quavo, left, Offset and Takeoff of Migos perform at 2017 BET Awards.

Roman GianArthur performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Young and adult cast members of “The New Edition Story” and original members of New Edition perform onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

New Edition performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Young cast members of “The New Edition Story” perform during a New Edition tribute onstage.

Ricky Bell, from left, Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins and Ralph Tresvant\ of New Edition

Chris Brown performs at the BET Awards.

Cari Champion speaks onstage at 2017 BET Awards.

Trey Songz performs at the 2017 BET Awards.

Diddy, left, and Chance the Rapper are onstage as Chance picks up the award for new artist.